Wall cleaning and sizing apparatus.



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, Patented Feb., 5, lllllo il 'o am 'whom t may concern:

31e it known that '1, .drinnen BLUMENTHAL, n citizen of the 'UnitedStates, and e resident of the city of New York, borough of the Broun; intbe county of Bronx and State of New Yorlsre lieve invented e new andlin-` proved Well @leuning and Sinn? Apporetus, of which the followingis e 'ull, clear,

The invention relates to fountain brushesy i portion of the upplylinnnipululfze' the lnclomng the receptacle.

.d prccticnlembodiment of the invention 'm represented in theocoompnnyingf drsivyings forming e port of'tbis specllicationy 1n whicheimilar characters of reference indicete corresponding parte in n.11 theviews.

igure 1 .is n perspective view of the Well cleanlng'end sizingapparatus;

Fig. 2 is en enlarged sectional side elevetion of the same; und

Fig. 3 is n :Ence view partly in Section oil n 7ing member.

The reservoir 10 is ndepted'to contain Woter, colonnine or e`suitebleliquid l1, and from 'the buck tbe reservoir 10 irojects e socket i12which 'con be used as e rondle to apparatus, as hereinafter more fullyexplained., A stick 13 muy be inserted in the socket 12 for convenient]using the apparatus in rooms having big Wells. 'lbe reservoir 10 isprovided et its under side 'with n depending-I socliet 14 extending theentire length or" 't e'rcservoir 10. AIbnto 'the socket 1st is 16 isinciosed by o covering 17 of Wick me,-

terieL felt or other similar fabric. Flying member 15 is preferablyrectangular 1n cross section, ond the'ends of the receptacle 16 nreprovided with outwurdl extending lugs 18 located approximate y at themiddle of tbe end to limit the inward movement of the applying memberwhen inserting the some in the socket 14.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be noticed that the applying member is soproportioned relative to the Socket 111 vthat o .portion of theapplyingmember extends into the reservoir 10 `and a, portion projectsfrom the socket 14. By the arrangement described the liquid contained inthe reservoir `wenn readily pass through the inner portion of thefabriccoverin 17 into the receptacle 16 by Way of the pertoretionsthereof, and this liquid can also pass through the perforo` tions intothe fabric material 17 of the outer portion of the applying member 15 tosaturete such fabric material andthus nllovv of conveniently ap lyingthe liquid to e Wall toy bewashed, ca cimined or otherwise renovoted. Itis understood that in using the opperetus the o eration draws the outerportions of the app ying member 15 over the surface to be cleaned orrenovated. ln casethe well or other-surface is to be Washed, thereservoir 10 is filled with water, and in drawing the outer po tion of`the'nyiplying member over the surece the saturated covering applies theWater to the wall -thusivvasbin 0E any dirt that may be `on the surface.ln o similar manner when itis `desired to calciniine o surface,the-reservoir l() is lled with the cclcimine and the apparatus is thenused nsiibove describedrto cause the' fabric moterial to apply thecalcimine to the surface.

A1 `Woll or similar surface The ep- :ter washing the with Waterl able todry the same and for use is Inode of e, wiper 20,` form of a strip ofrubber, held between two metallic strips 21 and 22 and fastened by bolts23 to n` lenge 2.4:v projectin "from the top of the reservoir 10 und douled up to render tbe flange exceedin ly StrongI and durable. '.lhestrips an 22 are referably narrower than tb lstrip offrub er20y topermit of using eith tr edgeofthe rubber strip until Worn down to theedges of tbe metallic strips 21 nnd22. 1t is understood that when. theouter edge of the rubber stri@ this.` purpose preferably in the es aboveexplained it is desir-u 20 has been Worn down then the Wiper is reversedto permit of using the other edge of the rubber strip.

It` will be `noticed that the apparatus is very simple in Constructionand can be readily used by an unskilled operator both 'for washing Wallsand ceilings or ealeimining "thesame, as the case may be.

@"Itvillalso be noticed vthat the `applying 'inrtiber l5 can be readilyremoved from the 1Jieservoir lO'to permit of filling *he lattervithftbeWater,` calcimiue 'or other liquid, "aridinfoasetbe outerportion of the fabric eovering- 17-bas been Worn down the apply- 17? ingmember can be reversely inserted in the ticket 14." dn ease tlie' entirecovering 1"? flis" beenv Worn down it can be removed and f'replaeedf onthe reeeptaele 1'6 byl e new ones Byreference to'tbe drawings it `willbe oticed that the. front ofthe reservoir 10is l perfectly 'flatf toenable tbe user 'to readily 'vvasih, dry or size' vWalls: or ceilingswith the fap'plyig member lland Without-danger of Yscratehingorothervvise'injuring the surface "'of the' Wall while'oper'eting onl 'theceiling, ortho surface of the ceiling `e'liile Working "o'nthe' wall'. i"f'HHaving lthus' described my invention, I elaiin'asne'wanddesire toseenrejby Letters i' 1. A Wallcl'eaning and sizing apparatus, comprisinga handled reservoir adapted to `be Y ning extending the entire length ofthe eservo1r,and van applymgniem erfett* "filled with a liquid andprovided with en y Lament into the said opening and liaving an innerportion extending into the reservoir( andv having an outer portionprojecting from the reservoir, the said applying member com prisingaperforated receptacle and a fabric covering inelosing the receptacle.

A wall cleaning and sizing apparatus,

comprising a handled reservoir adapted toV )e iilled with a liquid andprovided with an opening extending the entire length of the reservoir,and an applying member tting into the said opening and having an innerportion extending into the reservoir and having an outer portionprojecting frointlie opening extending the entire length of thereservoir, and an applying member fitting intoA the said opening andhaving an innerportion extending into the reservoir and `having an outerPortion proj eating from the reservoir,

the said apfplying member oomprising a tubular per orate .receptacle ofa rigid material and a ooveringoi a fabric .material lnelosing the saidreceptacle, the

said receptacle having outwardly projecting lugs limiting the inwardmovement of the applying member when inserting the same milio theopening or the reservoir.

' ALFRED BLUMENTHAL.

